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Datti Baba-Ahmed Speaks On Social Media Relevance in 2023 Elections

9Jul

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria, Youths

Datti Baba-Ahmed Speaks On Social Media Relevance in 2023 Elections

Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed, the Vice Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has insisted that social media will play a key role in next year’s presidential election. Recall that Baba-Ahmed was unveiled as the running mate to Peter Obi on Friday. Speaking later in the evening with Channels Television in an interview, he said data suggest that Nigerians living abroad are scheduled to visit the country to cast their vote at the election. The LP Vice Presidential candidate also said that the vote-buying will not play a key role as Nigerians are willing to vote for competence over monetary reward. See Also: Peter Obi Chooses Datti Baba-Ahmed as Running Mate He said, “Go and start looking at the booking of major European airlines into Nigeria not during Christm...

7Jul

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

Finance, News, Nigeria

Fuel Subsidy Is A Scam – Peter Obi

Fuel subsidy is a scam. This is the position of the Presidential Aspirant of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi who has promised to offer a better alternative if elected. He describes the present structure of fuel subsidy as a scheme that funds incompetence. Obi made the pledge when he appeared on Arise Television on Wednesday, noting that the petrol subsidy was part of the ways government spends recklessly, promising that if elected, his administration will not expend $40 billion of tax payer’s money on subsidy as presently done by the President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime. Statistics show that the country spent N1.27 trillion on petrol subsidy payments in the past five months, amounting to about 31 percent of the N4 trillion budget for the year. It threatened oil gains as Nigerian ...

Peter Obi – How I will Better My Achievements In Anambra As President

7Jul

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Peter Obi – How I will Better My Achievements In Anambra As President

Peter Obi, the Presidential aspirant of the Labour Party, LP, has promised to transform Nigeria using the same ethics that he applied as the Governor of Anambra State. Obi made the pledge when he appeared on Arise Television on Wednesday to speak on his plans for the country ahead of the 2023 election. The LP candidate, while responding to a question about his manifesto, said he has an excellent track record which is verifiable, promising to build on his achievements as governor and bring the much-needed economic growth that the country needs and grow other sectors as well if elected. See Also: Peter Obi: The Labour Party Candidate Electrifying Young Nigerians – BBC News He said, “How can I hire professors to write or draft policy documents for me that I don’t even believe in...

Peter Obi 2023: Okupe Names Labour’s Likely VP Candidate

6Jul

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Peter Obi 2023: Okupe Names Labour’s Likely VP Candidate

Doyin Okupe, the Labour Party, LP, Vice-presidential candidate (place-holder), has disclosed that the party is likely to name its substantive running mate to Peter Obi between Wednesday (today) and Friday. Okupe, the Director-General of the Peter Obi Campaign Organisation disclosed this on Tuesday when he featured on Channels Television while naming Senator Datti Baba Ahmed among others as being in the running to clinch the position. He stated that Peter Obi would make the announcement of his running mate himself. Okupe added that Obi alongside the party were exploring the option of a politician in his youth from the northern part of the country who fits into the party’s ideology. See Also: South East Will Not Allow Peter Obi To Be My VP – Kwankwaso Okupe said, “Senator Da...

Chijioke Edeoga Emerges LP Enugu Guber Candidate

3Jul

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

Elections, Nigeria

Chijioke Edeoga Emerges LP Enugu Guber Candidate

Hon. Chijioke Edeoga, former Enugu Stat commissioner for environment, has become the governorship candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the State. Recall that Edeoga vied for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ticket in the governorship primary but lost to Barr. Peter Mbah. He confirmed his emergence as the LP candidate on Sunday after initial speculations in the early hours of Sunday. See Also: Oil Mogul, Peter Mbah Wins Enugu PDP Governorship Ticket There has been calls in some quarters for Edoga to defect to LP to test his popularity at the polls against the PDP candidate. When contacted by Daily Post on Sunday to comment on his alleged defection, he replied, “yes, it’s true. I’m now the Labour Party governorship candidate.” Source: Dailypost

South East Will Not Allow Peter Obi To Be My VP – Kwankwaso

3Jul

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

South East Will Not Allow Peter Obi To Be My VP – Kwankwaso

The presidential flagbearer of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said that the South East region will not accept Mr. Peter Obi to be his Vice-Presidential candidate for the 2023 election. Kwankwaso disclosed this on Saturday while speaking to the press after he inaugurated the Gombe State office of the NNPP. Recall that Peter Obi is the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) who enjoys massive followership from youths across Nigeria. See Also: Obi Would Have Been My Presidential Running Mate – Kwankwaso Speaking on why he will not become the running mate of Peter Obi, Kwankwanso said that the NNPP stand a chance of collapsing if he forms the merger. He further described the chance of Peter Obi becoming his running mate as a golde...

Peter Obi Reacts To Campaign Pictures On Muslim Praying Mat

2Jul

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria, Religion

Peter Obi Reacts To Campaign Pictures On Muslim Praying Mat

The Presidential flagbearer of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi has disowned his campaign picture found on Muslim prayer mats which trended on social media on Friday. Despite the origin of the campaign pictures being unclear at this point, Obi took to Twitter to disown the mats as not having any direct link with his campaign team. He stressed that he maintains the highest regard for Islam and Muslims and every other faiths and would not drag any into his quest to govern the country. Obi took to his official Twitter page to tweet, “The inclusion of my picture on the praying mat was misguided even with the best of intentions. It did not emanate from my campaign team. I have deep respect for the Muslim faith and indeed for every other religion.” Meanwhile, Poju Oyemade, the S...

Coalition will Only Work if Obi Accepts to Run as VP – NNPP

23Jun

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Elections, News, Nigeria, Uncategorized

Coalition will Only Work if Obi Accepts to Run as VP – NNPP

Mr Major Agni, the spokesperson of the NNPP (New Nigeria Peoples Party), has indicated that the only premise under which a coalition with Labour Party will work is if Peter Obi accepts to serve as the Vice Presidential candidate to Kwankwaso. Mr Agni stated this while answering during an interview session on Arise Television. According to him, Kwankwaso remains the stand out candidate preferred by Nigerians. He even went on to intimate that the NNPP has been receiving please from Nigerians who want to ensure that Kwankwaso does not step down for Peter Obi. The only acceptable agreement will however be one in which Kwankwaso is the principal and Obi the vice. See Also: Talks for a Peter Obi/Kwankwanso Ticket in the Works – Dr Yunusa Tanko Responding to the argument that Kwankwa...

Sowore Mocks Peter Obi, Calls Him a Homeless Politician and Invites Him to Join AAC

14Jun

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Elections, News, Nigeria

Sowore Mocks Peter Obi, Calls Him a Homeless Politician and Invites Him to Join AAC

Omoyele Sowore, the Presidential candidate for the AAC has come out to mock Peter Obi of the Labour Party and the party itself. In a video released yesterday, Sowore referred to the Labour Party as an Orphanage which houses homeless politicians like Peter Obi. In the video, he said "The Labour Party has become an orphanage for politicians that are homeless. It didn't take long before our man ran there when he became homeless." He went further to attack the party, saying that a person who oversaw a 13 month workers' strike should not be found in their company "he Labour Party shouldn't have in its company, somebody who managed 13 months of strike, workers' strike in Anambra state.". He went on to mock Peter Obi for leaving the PDP and also made fun of the fact that Labour Party ha...

Talks for a Peter Obi/Kwankwanso Ticket in the Works – Dr Yunusa Tanko

13Jun

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Elections, News, Nigeria

Talks for a Peter Obi/Kwankwanso Ticket in the Works – Dr Yunusa Tanko

A Peter Obi/Kwankwanso ticket appears to be something that Nigerians may still see if the words of Dr Yunusa Tanko is anything to go by. While appearing on an interview on Arise Television, Dr Yunusa Tanko, the Spokesperson, National Consultative Forum spoke extensively on the efforts being made to ensure this outcome becomes a reality. According to him, efforts were well underway to make this happen. While not revealing much, he said "What I can say at the moment is that some of us who have been midwifing this arrangement and talking, we are working very seriously. I don't want to come out and say A, B, C, D but what I want you to take to the bank is that we are working it very seriously." He further on to explain why they felt that this merger was important. "It's an idea th...